Local Actor Has Fond Memories of Working With Robin Williams

Local Actor Has Fond Memories of Working With Robin Williams

John Armijo calls himself a hobby actor. He’s self-employed but takes small roles in every locally shot movie that he can.

“Up to 50 movies now, a couple commercials, and a few tv shows to this time,” he says.

Armijo says he’s met a lot of wonderful actors. But one of his best filming experiences was on the set of The Butler. “I did a scene with Robin Williams. He played Eisenhower in that movie.”

Armijo played a military aid to Eisenhower in the film. He spent one day working with Williams.

“He really went out of his way to keep everybody entertained almost like it was his job to keep everybody happy,” Armijo says. “He delivered his lines to the crowd. As soon as the cameras stopped, he went into showman mode and made everybody laugh over and over and over.”

Armijo says he expected Williams to be as entertaining in person as on tv and in movies and he was. But he says the star was just as interested in the rest of the cast was in him.